The NWSL championship game will apparently be held in Kansas City this year, with the announcement coming from an unexpected source: Brittany Mahomes.
Mahomes, the co-founder of the Kansas City Current, appeared on SportsCenter on Saturday alongside her husband, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and fellow Current co-owner Patrick Mahomes.
The pair were marking the opening match at CPKC Stadium, the first stadium built specifically for a NWSL team, which the Current would go on to win 5-4 in a wild NWSL opener.
Not only will the first game of the NWSL season be held at the new venue, it appears the last game will too. Though the NWSL has not made any announcement, Brittany seemed to spill the beans during her appearance on SportsCenter.
Asked what a dream season for the Current would look like, she replied: “A championship, let’s go. Right here at home, we’re hosting it this year so to bring it home here would be awesome.”
The “announcement” looks to have been several months early, at least judging by last year. The NWSL did not announce that San Diego would host the 2023 championship game until July.
Will Swift attend a Current game?
The conversation would later turn to the prospect of pop megastar Taylor Swift potentially making it out to CPKC Stadium at some point this year.
Swift, of course, has been spending lots of time in Kansas City recently due to her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. She has also struck up a friendship with Brittany while supporting Kelce on the field with the Super Bowl champions.
“We might get her here at some point,” Patrick said. “She’s a busy woman and Travis is a busy guy, so maybe during the season or something like that we’ll get her out to a KC Current game. She loves supporting Kansas City just like we do. I’m sure Brittany can nudge her and get her here pretty easily.”
Brittany agreed: “That’s definitely on me. I will work on it.”
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